Remember back in November 2022 when Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX empire crumbled? It wasn’t a slow burn; it was a sudden implosion into bankruptcy, all thanks to insolvency. Turns out, billions in customer cash had vanished, funneled into various investments, lost to hacks, and stashed in a chaotic mess of digital wallets.

The fallout was swift. Several FTX executives copped pleas for their roles in the scheme, and Bankman-Fried himself, the CEO at the heart of it all, landed a 25-year prison sentence.

During his sentencing process, prosecutors unveiled a fascinating document penned by Bankman-Fried shortly after FTX went under. The header is pretty telling, declaring, “Note: these are all random probably bad ideas that aren’t vetted; CONFIDENTIAL.”

Digging deeper into this document, it’s clear Bankman-Fried was already brainstorming his next act. One “probably bad idea” jumped out: “Tucker Carlsen [sic], come out as republican.”

The notes expanding on this idea reveal Bankman-Fried’s strategy. He’d bankroll it by highlighting Republican donations, aggressively “come out against the woke agenda,” and rant about “how the cartel of lawyers is destroying value.”

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Fast forward to a recent, almost unbelievable appearance by Bankman-Fried on The Tucker Carlson Show. In a truly bizarre interview, Carlson seemed genuinely thrilled with the prospect of hanging out with Sean Combs, who is currently facing serious accusations.

During this interview, Bankman-Fried doubled down on his narrative, explaining his large Republican donations, claiming that Washington D.C.’s political climate pushed him towards the GOP, and alleging that the bankruptcy process itself was hemorrhaging tens of billions of dollars in value.

Elsewhere in the very same document made public by prosecutors, another note reveals Bankman-Fried’s planned spin: “we could give value back to customers and the Chapter 11 team is destroying it.”

This accusation appears to stem from Bankman-Fried’s warped perspective: he seems to believe that because his misappropriated investment funds grew in value, the bankruptcy team’s efforts to convert crypto and investments into cash are somehow the real “tens of billions” being lost.

It seems Bankman-Fried is still taking cues from his self-described list of “random probably bad ideas.” Reports indicate his parents are even exploring the possibility of a Trump pardon for their son.